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4th law of robotics

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46. Condoms can be bought by either gender

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 04:44 PM

Oct 2012

so as BC goes isn't that a wash?

Vasectomies are different because guy don't actually like the idea of getting their tubes tied. If vasectomies were more popular, I'm sure the price would go down.

So . . . nothing then?

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If men could get pregnant [View all] tk2kewl Oct 2012 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author wendylaroux Oct 2012 #1

...and bacon. Definitely bacon. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #2

Yea! sea salt, ick Confusious Oct 2012 #4

Right? Sea salt would be the last one on the shelf. porphyrian Oct 2012 #6

"If you don't take the sea salt, the next delivery will be 9 months from now." CrispyQ Oct 2012 #12

"Hello, baby? We've got to rely on condoms for a while." porphyrian Oct 2012 #15

If men could get pregnant, CrispyQ Oct 2012 #3

That is the truth! wendylaroux Oct 2012 #5

There would be birth control beer. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #16

DUzy! CrispyQ Oct 2012 #24

Ha! Canuckistanian Oct 2012 #54

... porphyrian Oct 2012 #75

Birth control would be available free in restrooms. LuckyLib Oct 2012 #31

Can you list the things 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #36

That's funny Demeter Oct 2012 #39

I'm not sure if you're serious 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #40

Hmmm.... ponsheki Oct 2012 #44

Condoms can be bought by either gender 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #46

Don't you Need to Go Through a Doctor to get Birth Control Pills? ponsheki Oct 2012 #48

As a man I'd love to be able to go through a doctor 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #49

Japan hasn't legalized the pill because of Sexism ponsheki Oct 2012 #51

A) assuming that's true this is still one country 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #56

Also, When Was the Last Time You "Loved" to go to the Doctor? ponsheki Oct 2012 #52

I would love to have that option 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #57

Well, That'd Be Easy ponsheki Oct 2012 #58

Except not 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #60

I've never been able to get a condom on my penis. Care Acutely Oct 2012 #101

Condoms are for men alone? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #102

As far as women not having ED gollygee Oct 2012 #64

Entirely different problem 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #66

We're talking 70s and 80s treestar Oct 2012 #77

Yes most old people are screaming for us 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #90

I read little is known of women's heart attacks treestar Oct 2012 #95

If it's no advantage would you give it up? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #97

How many people are out protesting condoms or vasectomies or Viagra? NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #82

Well viagra has nothing to do with 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #91

Cry me a river. Women pay more for health insurance. Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #84

Would you take the discount if it mean dying younger? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #92

Only younger women Sgent Oct 2012 #100

And birth control pills would be a sacrament in the church. trof Oct 2012 #55

So true! And abortion would be safe and legal Mad_Dem_X Oct 2012 #99

If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament nt nichomachus Oct 2012 #7

Jinx! Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #9

My US History Professor Liberalynn Oct 2012 #14

If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament. n/t Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #8

Because the law, set up by men, would never allow a man to be saddled with a kid he didn't want 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #42

? laundry_queen Oct 2012 #59

No, it's pretty obvious 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #61

Reproductively, men DO have it great laundry_queen Oct 2012 #71

Really? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #73

Previous cartoon applies. Still missing it. nt laundry_queen Oct 2012 #83

If your argument is based on a cartoon 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #89

LOL...Sigh. laundry_queen Oct 2012 #106

you seem completely unaware family planning and prenatal care is woefully inadequate in the USA? bettyellen Oct 2012 #85

I would thank you not to put such words in my mouth 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #88

Perfect graphic for this poster! CrispyQ Oct 2012 #103

What do you suggest? treestar Oct 2012 #78

I wasn't suggesting a solution 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #87

The only downside for men is where they don't want a child that a woman treestar Oct 2012 #96

You're trying to go off on a tangent 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #98

Nice and dumb push poll. nt laundry_queen Oct 2012 #107

It is directly applicable to this OP 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #110

I used to whole hardly agree with this and similar things. RC Oct 2012 #10

If men could get pregnant, CrispyQ Oct 2012 #11

Now, let's start on "If men had periods..." CrispyQ Oct 2012 #13

They could always take the day off for cramps treestar Oct 2012 #79

If men got pregnant women would be running the show lunatica Oct 2012 #17

It would make "Go fuck yourself" more hazardous than it already is. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #18

As my mother used to say frazzled Oct 2012 #19

If men could get pregnant, gestation would be genetically engineered to last a week, tops. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #20

The Catholic Church Mr.Bill Oct 2012 #21

K&R redqueen Oct 2012 #22

I always wished it would be a tossup as to who got pregnant. nolabear Oct 2012 #23

"The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula Le Guin. CrispyQ Oct 2012 #25

I love Le Guin. I'll look it up too! nolabear Oct 2012 #27

I read it for an Eastern Religion class taught by a former Catholic nun. CrispyQ Oct 2012 #29

A great book - I wholeheartedly endorse it LiberalEsto Oct 2012 #33

I've got the bumper sticker, "If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament." HopeHoops Oct 2012 #26

A friend of mine, a mother of four children, once said to me that if men could get pregnant, Cleita Oct 2012 #28

if men could get preg, they would handle it the same as women who get preg. seabeyond Oct 2012 #30

+1 One_Life_To_Give Oct 2012 #32

lol... seabeyond Oct 2012 #34

A surprisingly fair statement 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #37

That's not the point of this particular quote. silverweb Oct 2012 #38

This is based on nothing 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #47

thank you for the clarification. nt seabeyond Oct 2012 #69

The OP is about access to abortions and the morning after pill... redqueen Oct 2012 #53

Men have access to all sorts of free or subsidized family planning options such as . . . 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #63

I don't see how this is a benefit to women gollygee Oct 2012 #65

Now you get it 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #67

I agree with your point about the OP gollygee Oct 2012 #68

men have access to the resources they demand. there is no market for male contraceptive in the USA. bettyellen Oct 2012 #81

That's a statement based on nothing 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #93

It's based on conversations with drug marketing executives bettyellen Oct 2012 #111

I will admit that there is not demand 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #112

thank you for the clarification. nt seabeyond Oct 2012 #70

Basically my response in post #17 lunatica Oct 2012 #62

Thank you. You seem pretty fair-minded to me, seabeyond. nt Bonobo Oct 2012 #94

The assumption being that we dedicate far more resources to men's health 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #35

The Assumption being that Men get a choice (power) Demeter Oct 2012 #41

What choice do men get in this regard? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #43

in the real world, men routinely refuse to wear condoms, to pay child support. Most couples I know bettyellen Oct 2012 #72

Do you dispute THIS? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #74

sorry- but you refuse to acknowledge the reality of both history and biology and double down with bettyellen Oct 2012 #76

Heaven forbid I take liberties with biology 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #86

Sooo true! K&R. David Zephyr Oct 2012 #45

If men could get pregnant the words "sibling" "brother" "sister" or twin" would not exist.... TeamPooka Oct 2012 #50

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Oct 2012 #80

If men could get pregnant, we'd have to cook dinner and get married LanternWaste Oct 2012 #104

but we might get flex time at work tk2kewl Oct 2012 #105

My Husband's flavor mstinamotorcity2 Oct 2012 #108

LOL Megahurtz Oct 2012 #109